Luiz has 'nothing to prove' to Mourinho after spell on the sidelines for Chelsea

David Luiz claims he has nothing to prove after his shock exclusion from Chelsea’s squad for last Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Fulham.

The defender, who helped Brazil win the Confederations Cup in the summer, returned to the Chelsea team for the 2-0 win at Swindon in the Capital One Cup on Tuesday but is not certain to face Tottenham on Saturday.

Luiz said: ‘Playing is better than training but we are a big club with many, many good players. If we had just 11 players we could not win anything.

Star name: David Luiz (centre) insists he has nothing to prove despite not regularly starting for Chelsea

In action: Luiz started Chelsea's 2-0 Capital One Cup win over Swindon, with Grant Hall, on Tuesday

‘When others are left out nobody says
anything, but I don’t need to prove anything. Everyone knows who David
Luiz is. Sometimes the manager puts me in, sometimes not. It’s his
choice.

‘The boss chooses his 11 players and his philosophy is to do the best job for Chelsea.

‘He is a manager who wants everyone to work hard. I am privileged to play for a big club.

‘That’s why I stay at Chelsea, so when I have an opportunity to play I enjoy it.’